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maya
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit ???? (m?y?).
Noun
maya (uncountable)
- (Hindu mythology) Magic; supernatural power as held by the gods.
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) The power by which the universe is made to appear; the illusion of the phenomenal world, as opposed to its true or spiritual reality.
- 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin 2017, p. 58:
- Shankara prescribed meditative reflection, through which each individual could pierce the veil of maya and come to recognize the identity between his or her essence and the universal spirit.
- 2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin 2017, p. 58:
Anagrams
- Amya, Ayam, Yama, amay
Aymara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ja/
Numeral
maya (mä)
- one
- Mä utanïtwa.
- I have one house.
- Mä utanïtwa.
Derived terms
- mayiri
- mapita
Azerbaijani
Etymology 1
From Persian ????? (mâye).
Noun
maya (definite accusative mayan?, plural mayalar)
- capital (money and wealth)
- Synonyms: s?rmay?, kapital
- leaven, ferment, barm
- fetus
- Synonyms: döl, rü?eym
- source, origin, basis
- Synonyms: ?sas, ?sil, kök
Etymology 2
Noun
maya (definite accusative mayan?, plural mayalar)
- female camel
Declension
Balinese
Romanization
maya
- Romanization of ???
- Romanization of ????
Bikol Central
Noun
maya
- sparrow
Cebuano
Pronunciation 1
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /?maja/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ma?ya
Noun
maya
- any bird of the genus Lonchura
- the chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
- generically, any small, nondescript bird
- (slang) a bisexual
Adjective
maya
- (slang) bisexual; sexually attracted to both men and women
Pronunciation 2
- (General Cebuano) IPA(key): /ma?ja?/
- Rhymes: -a?
- Hyphenation: ba?ga
Adjective
maya
- cheerful
- jubilant
Verb
maya
- to be jubilant
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:maya.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?i?j?/, [?m?i?j(?)?]
- Homophones: maija, Maija
- Syllabification: ma?ya
Noun
maya
- Maya, Mayan (person)
Declension
Synonyms
- mayaintiaani
Derived terms
- mayaintiaani
- mayakieli
- mayakulttuuri
French
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ja
Adjective
maya (plural mayas)
- Mayan (relating to the Mayans)
- Mayan (relating to the Mayan language)
Usage notes
- The plural of maya may either be mayas or maya.
Further reading
- “maya” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Hausa
Noun
m??y? m (possessed form m??yan)
- weevil
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay maya, from Pali maya, from Sanskrit ???? (m?y?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ja/
- Hyphenation: ma?ya
Adjective
maya
- simulated
- unreal
- virtual
Derived terms
- kemayaan
- memayakan
Further reading
- “maya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Anagrams
- ayam
Malay
Etymology
From Pali maya, from Sanskrit ???? (m?y?).
Adjective
maya (Jawi spelling ????, plural maya-maya)
- illusionary
- virtual
Derived terms
- wargamaya
Further reading
- “maya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Noun
maya
- sparrow
Portuguese
Noun
maya m, f (plural mayas)
- Obsolete spelling of maia
Adjective
maya m or f (plural mayas, not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of maia
Spanish
Etymology 1
Originally from Yucatec Maya [Term?].
Adjective
maya (plural mayas)
- Mayan (from Maya)
Noun
maya m or f (plural mayas)
- Mayan (person)
- Mayan (language)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the verb mayar (“to miaow”).
Verb
maya
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of mayar.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mayar.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
maya (n class, plural maya)
- anger
- Synonym: chuki
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?maja/, [?maj?]
- Hyphenation: ma?ya
Noun
maya (Baybayin spelling ??)
- The chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
- sparrow
- the Eurasian tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ????? (maya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [m?j?]
- Hyphenation: ma?ya
Noun
maya (definite accusative mayay?, plural mayalar)
- yeast (to make bread; fungi)
- mountain name in Balkans (clarification of this definition is needed)
- female camel
- Antonyms: lök, ner
Declension
Adjective
maya
- nature
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cat
English
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) enPR: k?t, IPA(key): /kæt/, [k?æt], [k?æt?]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kat/
- Rhymes: -æt
- Homophones: Kat, khat, qat
Etymology 1
From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-Germanic *kattuz.
Alternative forms
- catte (obsolete)
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- An animal of the family Felidae:
- Synonym: felid
- A domesticated species (Felis catus) or subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8thc.]
- At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.
- Synonyms: puss, pussy, malkin, kitty, pussy-cat, grimalkin; see also Thesaurus:cat
- Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, etc.
- 1985 January, George Laycock, "Our American Lion", in Boy Scouts of America, Boys' Life, 28.
- If you should someday round a corner on the hiking trail and come face to face with a mountain lion, you would probably never forget the mighty cat.
- 1985 January, George Laycock, "Our American Lion", in Boy Scouts of America, Boys' Life, 28.
- A person:
- (offensive) A spiteful or angry woman. [from early 13thc.]
- 1835 September, anonymous, "The Pigs", in The New-England Magazine, Vol. 9, 156.
- But, ere one rapid moon its tale has told, / He finds his prize — a cat — a slut — a scold.
- Synonym: bitch
- 1835 September, anonymous, "The Pigs", in The New-England Magazine, Vol. 9, 156.
- An enthusiast or player of jazz.
- (slang) A person (usually male).
- 1973 December, "Books Noted", discussing A Dialogue (by James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni), in Black World, Johnson Publishing Company, 77.
- BALDWIN: That's what we were talking about before. And by the way, you did not have to tell me that you think your father is a groovy cat; I knew that.
- Synonyms: bloke, chap, cove, dude, fellow, fella, guy
- 1973 December, "Books Noted", discussing A Dialogue (by James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni), in Black World, Johnson Publishing Company, 77.
- (slang) A prostitute. [from at least early 15thc.]
- (offensive) A spiteful or angry woman. [from early 13thc.]
- (nautical) A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.
- (chiefly nautical) Short form of cat-o'-nine-tails.
- (archaic) A sturdy merchant sailing vessel (now only in "catboat").
- (archaic, uncountable) The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog").
- The trap of the game of "trap and ball".
- (archaic) The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.
- (slang, vulgar, African-American Vernacular) A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.
- A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.
- (historical) A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.
- Synonyms: tortoise, Welsh cat
Synonyms
See also Thesaurus:cat, Thesaurus:man.
- (any member of the suborder (sometimes superfamily) Feliformia or Feloidea): feliform ("cat-like" carnivoran), feloid (compare Caniformia, Canoidea)
- (any member of the subfamily Felinae, genera Puma, Acinonyx, Lynx, Leopardus, and Felis)): feline cat, a feline
- (any member of the subfamily Pantherinae, genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis): pantherine cat, a pantherine
- (technically, all members of the genus Panthera): panther (i.e. tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard), (narrow sense) panther (i.e. black panther)
- (any member of the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae, genera Smilodon, Homotherium, Miomachairodus, etc.): Smilodontini, Machairodontini (Homotherini), Metailurini, "saber-toothed cat" (saber-tooth)
Hyponyms
- (domestic species): housecat, malkin, kitten, mouser, tomcat
Derived terms
Translations
See cat/translations § Noun.
Verb
cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)
- (nautical, transitive) To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.
- 1922, Francis Lynde, Pirates' Hope, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, page 226:
- The anchors were catted at the bows of the yacht …
- 1922, Francis Lynde, Pirates' Hope, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, page 226:
- (nautical, transitive) To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- (slang) To vomit.
- To go wandering at night.
- To gossip in a catty manner.
Translations
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- Abbreviation of catamaran.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation of catenate.
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- (computing) A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.
Verb
cat (third-person singular simple present cats, present participle catting, simple past and past participle catted)
- (computing, transitive) To apply the cat command to (one or more files).
- (computing, slang) To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.
Etymology 4
Possibly a shortened form of catastrophic.
Adjective
cat (not comparable)
- (Ireland, informal) Terrible, disastrous.
Usage notes
This usage is common in speech but rarely appears in writing.
Etymology 5
Shortened from methcathinone.
Noun
cat (uncountable)
- (slang) A street name of the drug methcathinone.
Etymology 6
Shortened from catapult.
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- (military, naval) A catapult.
Etymology 7
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- Abbreviation of category.
Etymology 8
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- Abbreviation of catfish.
- 1916, M. Shults, "Fishing for Yellow Cat in the Brazos", in Field and Stream, vol. 21, 478.
- Fishing for cat is probably, up to a certain stage, the least exciting of all similar sports.
- 1916, M. Shults, "Fishing for Yellow Cat in the Brazos", in Field and Stream, vol. 21, 478.
Etymology 9
Abbreviation of caterpillar.
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- (slang) Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer Caterpillar Inc.)
- A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.
References
Anagrams
- A. C. T., A.C.T., ACT, ATC, Act., CTA, TAC, TCA, act, act., tac
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay cat, from Min Nan ? (chhat), from Middle Chinese ? (tsit).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?t??at?]
- Hyphenation: cat
Noun
cat (first-person possessive catku, second-person possessive catmu, third-person possessive catnya)
- paint (substance)
Affixed terms
Compounds
Further reading
- “cat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Alternative forms
- cut (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
From Old Irish catt, from Latin cattus.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Aran) IPA(key): /k?t??/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /kat??/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /k?t??/ (as if spelled cut)
Noun
cat m (genitive singular cait, nominative plural cait)
- cat (domestic feline; member of the Felidae)
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- "cat" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cat” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 121.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “catt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “cat” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cat” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Malay
Etymology
From Min Nan ? (chhat), from Middle Chinese ? (tsit).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??at/
- Rhymes: -t??at, -at
Noun
cat (Jawi spelling ???, informal 1st possessive catku, impolite 2nd possessive catmu, 3rd possessive catnya)
- paint (substance)
Affixed terms
- bercat
- mengecat (active): to paint
- dicat (passive): to be painted
- catan: painting (an artwork in the form of a painted picture)
- pengecatan: the action of applying paint to something (e.g. a surface, etc.)
- pengecat: painter (a person whose job is paining buildings)
Further reading
- “cat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- catte
Etymology
From Old English catt, catte; this is in turn from Proto-Germanic *kattuz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kat/
Noun
cat (plural cats)
- cat (feline)
Synonyms
- badde
Descendants
- English: cat
- Scots: cat
- Yola: kaudès (plural)
References
- “cat, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Etymology
From Old Northern French cat (variant of Old French chat) from Late Latin cattus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
Noun
cat m (plural cats, feminine catte)
- cat
- c. 1830, George Métivier, ‘Lamentations de Damaris’:
- Où'est donc qu'j'iron, mé et mes puches / Ma catte, et l'reste de l'écu?
- 2006, Peggy Collenette, ‘D'la gâche de Guernési’, P'tites Lures Guernésiaises, Cromwell Press 2006, page 20:
- Ils d'visirent pour enne haeure, mais la Louise était pas chagrinaïe au tour sa pâte, pasqué a savait que le cat était à gardaïr la pâte caoude. (They talked for an hour, but Louise was not worried about her dough, because she knew that the cat was keeping the dough warm.)
- c. 1830, George Métivier, ‘Lamentations de Damaris’:
- (Jersey) common dab (Limanda limanda)
Derived terms
- catchiéthe (“cat-flap”)
Old French
Noun
cat m (oblique plural caz or catz, nominative singular caz or catz, nominative plural cat)
- (Picardy, Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of chat
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ???? (kat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kat/
- Rhymes: -at
Noun
cat n (plural caturi)
- (dated) floor (storey)
- 1892, Barbu ?tef?nescu Delavrancea, Mr. Vucea:
- Mi-aduc bine aminte c? unul s?rea de la al cincilea cat, ?i c-o mân? î?i ?inea p?l?ria. Grozav îi era de p?l?rie!
- I remember well that one was jumping from the fifth floor, and was holding his hat with one hand. That proud was he of the hat!
- Mi-aduc bine aminte c? unul s?rea de la al cincilea cat, ?i c-o mân? î?i ?inea p?l?ria. Grozav îi era de p?l?rie!
- 1892, Barbu ?tef?nescu Delavrancea, Mr. Vucea:
Declension
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish catt, borrowed from Late Latin cattus. Cognates include Irish cat and Manx kayt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?a?t?/
Noun
cat m (genitive singular cait, plural cait)
- cat (Felis catus)
Declension
Derived terms
- clòimh-chat
Mutation
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